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Bills from the March 2018 Special Session

Assembly Bill 2

Creating an office of school safety in the Department of Justice and making appropriations. (FE)

Stopped in committee

It had a but no committee vote, so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Mar 16, 2018

  2. Committee, stopped here

    Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.

  3. Assembly vote, not reached

  4. Senate vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Mar 29, 2018: “Failed to pass pursuant to ⁠”

It sat with the Assembly Committee on Education.

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What it would have done

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

This bill creates an office of school safety in the Department of Justice. The office of school safety must work with the Department of Public Instruction to create model practices for school safety, must compile blueprints and geographic information system (GIS) maps of schools for use by law enforcement agencies in an emergency, and must offer training to school staff on school safety.

Who's behind it

The Committee on Assembly Organization and Representative Spiros introduced it at the governor's request.

What it would cost

State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

Versions and amendments

Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.

What happened

  1. Mar 29, 2018

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Mar 22, 2018

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  3. Mar 20, 2018

    The committee held a public hearing.

  4. Mar 16, 2018

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Education.

  5. Mar 16, 2018

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Mar 16, 2018 · Assembly

    Introduced by Committee on Assembly Organization and Representative Spiros, by request of Governor Scott Walker

  2. Mar 16, 2018 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Education

  3. Mar 20, 2018 · Assembly

    LRB correction

  4. Mar 20, 2018 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Allen

  5. Mar 20, 2018 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  6. Mar 22, 2018 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  7. Mar 29, 2018 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

Terms on this page

Committee

A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.

More in the glossary

Public hearing

A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.

More in the glossary

Senate Joint Resolution 1

The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.

Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary

Legislative Reference Bureau

The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.

Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary

Cost estimate

A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.

Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary

From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source

Committee

A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.

Public hearing

A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.

Senate Joint Resolution 1

The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.

Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1

Legislative Reference Bureau

The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.

Official term: LRB analysis

Cost estimate

A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.

Official term: Fiscal estimate